In Italy University Museums are identified as “third mission” activities by the National Agency for Academic Evaluation (ANVUR). Nevertheless, the quantitative indicators (spaces, budget, number of visitors and opening days etc.), which are currently examined, don’t take into account the very quality and efficacy of the social engagement encouraged by the European Commission (Green Paper Fostering and Measuring ‘Third Mission’ in Higher Education Institutions, 2012). The paper aims to link the recent debate on meanings and practices of the “third mission” within the community of Italian Geographers to the scientific project of the on-going Museum of Geography at the University of Padova, one of the longest-running centers for geographical research in Italy. This project conceives the museum as a pivot to strengthen interaction among scientific activities, lifelong learning and civil society in five main directions: sharing knowledge, multiscalarity, articulation of outcomes, social engagement and integrated assessment. The proposal means to foster a renewed reflection on the methods through which Museums could give new life to the university heritage.
University heritage, museums and third mission: a geographical viewpoint on social engagement
DONADELLI, GIOVANNI;GALLANTI, CHIARA;ROCCA, LORENA;VAROTTO, MAURO
2018
Abstract
In Italy University Museums are identified as “third mission” activities by the National Agency for Academic Evaluation (ANVUR). Nevertheless, the quantitative indicators (spaces, budget, number of visitors and opening days etc.), which are currently examined, don’t take into account the very quality and efficacy of the social engagement encouraged by the European Commission (Green Paper Fostering and Measuring ‘Third Mission’ in Higher Education Institutions, 2012). The paper aims to link the recent debate on meanings and practices of the “third mission” within the community of Italian Geographers to the scientific project of the on-going Museum of Geography at the University of Padova, one of the longest-running centers for geographical research in Italy. This project conceives the museum as a pivot to strengthen interaction among scientific activities, lifelong learning and civil society in five main directions: sharing knowledge, multiscalarity, articulation of outcomes, social engagement and integrated assessment. The proposal means to foster a renewed reflection on the methods through which Museums could give new life to the university heritage.
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